nhu12s in air 240?

[Prokart2000]

Hopefully later this year i will revamp my current pc into a air 240, meanwhile upgrading to skylake.

I was wondering does the nhu12s fit into the air 240. (and do the old intel mounts it came with work with 1151 too?)

Many Thanks 

Pro

[Cyracus]

corsair lists max cooler height at 120mm, the u12s is 158mm tall

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, Cyracus said:

corsair lists max cooler height at 120mm, the u12s is 158mm tall

well crap will have to buy a new cooler then. 

Should i get a 120mm aio or a low profile air?

[WoodenMarker]

What are you cooling? Where are you shopping/located? Budget?

[Prokart2000]

2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

What are you cooling? Where are you shopping/located? Budget?

U.K. And if I upgrade it will be the i5-6500 or 6600k depending on costs budget around £60 for cooler

[Heesleemer]

the best cooler for that case is probably (ironically) a 240 AIO. 

But Top Down coolers may fit, from Noctua and from Be Quiet. 

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, Heesleemer said:

the best cooler for that case is probably (ironically) a 240 AIO. 

But Top Down coolers may fit, from Noctua and from Be Quiet. 

I don't really want to spend £90 on a h100i as then I would probably have to get a i5-6500 to save costs which defeats the object. Any suggestions on maybe 120mm aio or low profile ones?

[Heesleemer]

6 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

I don't really want to spend £90 on a h100i as then I would probably have to get a i5-6500 to save costs which defeats the object. Any suggestions on maybe 120mm aio or low profile ones?

What's your budget for an air cooler, assuming you get the K sku
 

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, Heesleemer said:

What's your budget for an air cooler, assuming you get the K sku
 

£30-40

[Heesleemer]

2 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

£30-40

If you want a tower cooler, you're kind of limited to 92mm fan coolers, 

only one that low profile I have expereince with is the following 9and within budget)

Noctua NHU9 should be right at the top end of your price range, although IDK what the mark up is in the UK
Coolermaster TX3 is decent and cheap. but kind of loud. 

honestly I'd just save money for a bit and get a larger more expensive top down cooler or aio, especially if you want to OC - due to the limitations of that case 

 

As for top down 

[Prokart2000]

3 minutes ago, Heesleemer said:

If you want a tower cooler, you're kind of limited to 92mm fan coolers, 

only one that low profile I have expereince with is the following 9and within budget)

Noctua NHU9 should be right at the top end of your price range, although IDK what the mark up is in the UK
Coolermaster TX3 is decent and cheap. but kind of loud. 

honestly I'd just save money for a bit and get a larger more expensive top down cooler or aio, especially if you want to OC - due to the limitations of that case 

 

As for top down 

I presume a 120mm aio won't cut it right? If not saving up for a 240mm is recommended?

[Heesleemer]

6 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

I presume a 120mm aio won't cut it right? If not saving up for a 240mm is recommended?

yeah, a 120 AIO, even thick ones, perform on par (or sometimes below due to not being able to dissipate heat fast enough from the liquid) as a lower end 120mm fan cpu cooler (think hyper 212) 

 

[Prokart2000]

4 minutes ago, Heesleemer said:

yeah, a 120 AIO, even thick ones, perform on par (or sometimes below due to not being able to dissipate heat fast enough from the liquid) as a lower end 120mm fan cpu cooler (think hyper 212) 

 

Which 240mm would you recommend?

[Heesleemer]

1 minute ago, Prokart2000 said:

Which 240mm would you recommend?

I mean they are all basically the same. Same OEM usually except for coolermaster or deep cool... similar performance. just get whatever is cheaper (or is in yoru budget) or looks better down the line. 

although Noctuas 92mm cpu coolers are pretty phenomenal for their size 

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, Heesleemer said:

I mean they are all basically the same. Same OEM usually except for coolermaster or deep cool... similar performance. just get whatever is cheaper (or is in yoru budget) or looks better down the line. 

although Noctuas 92mm cpu coolers are pretty phenomenal for their size 

Ok thanks